The Sun. — London, England, 1838-12-06 00:00:00

(From the New York Inquirer of Nov. 19.) CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES. The relations of this country towards Great Britain, and of both to the Canadas, occupy, at the present moment, a most important space in the public eye. The events which we have recently recorded, and those which we record this morning, as of late occurrence in the Canadas—and the evidence which has lately appeared of sympathising move ments in the Unit e d St a t es , di rect t h e attent i on of every reflecting citizen to relations that must soon become the topic of absorbing and paramount interest. No one, who is not wilfully blind, can shut his eves to the fact, that a crisis has arrived in the history of the Two Canadas ; that a contest has commenced, which must terminate in their utter subjection to military rule, or entire independence ; that the Gallo-Canadian power must be entirely prostrated and extinguished in the coming struggle, or that the British possessions must be completely emancipated from British control. The events of the day will not permit us to doubt that such must be the issue. There is no probability that the British Government will idly protract an unavailing struggle by any more half-way measures. It will no longer stand in a deprecating, doubtful, shuttling attitude—pursu ing measures that will neither strike terror nor conciliate favour ; but will adopt forthwith the most decisive and peremptory policy. It will either abandon the provinces to the insurgents and Sympathisers, or will vindicate its supre macy by the summary logic of the sword and the bayonet. It is idle in this matter to affect concealment of the fact, That the present Canadian rebellion receives its ckief im pulse and encouragement from the United States. The in telligence which we have from the frontier convinces us of the existence of an extensive organisation along the border, from Vermont to Michigan ; pledged to the aid of the Ca nadas, and bent upon sustaining it V) the last extremity. The silence of the entire frontier press on this matter is full of ominous significance. Whence it is that these Journals, which were so full last winter of exciting and sympathi s i ng appeals, have becom e so a p parent l y dea to the whole sub ject ? Is this the result of accident or of design ? Does it indicate the decay or the absence of interest, or a set tled and systematic plan, in the hope of diverting the at tention of our own Government, until the united objects of the Patriots and Sympathisers can be more fully developed, and placed in a train of more successful accomplishment ? When we consider the vast interests dependent on the preservation of a strict neutrality, on our part, we cannot but believe that the Federal Government is not sufficiently awake to the importance of the present crisis, or that it is secretly favouring the efforts of the Sympathisers. The southern relations and connections of Mr. Van Buren would never permit him to afford any open countenance to mea sures calculated to involve the country in hostilities with Great Britain. The extent and importance of our southern trade are such, that a state of things whiCh would cut off the chief market of the southern staple export would never be tolerated by the strongest allies of Mr. Van Buren's waning and decaying power. Prostrate as it now is in the Northern States, our Government would never destroy its last hope of regaining its ascendancy by disaffecting the only quarter of the country to which it can look for efficient aid in its present exigencies. But while Mr. Van Buren ;nay be unwilling to lend any direct assistance to the move ments of the Sympathisers, from an apprehension of the in evitable consequences, he may be very willing that the country should be involved in a war, if it can be induced without the evident agency, or in spite of the apparent neutrality of the Government. Such we apprehend to be the present position of Mr. Van Buren towards the drama that is now enacting upon our northern frontier. The facts which we stated a day or two since, on the au thority of the Vergennes Vermonter, are strongly confirma tory of this view of the case. This Paper alleges that the Canadian insurgents on the northern frontier have been fur nished with junsfrom the United States Arsenal at Chum vlain by a Government instrument, known to be friendly to the Patriots, in whose custody the arsenal was placed; -'ust before the last election in the fourth congressional dis trict in Vermont. The Vermonter complains indignantly of the conduct of the Government in removing Lieutenant Scott to a post in Arkansas, and appointing a man, Bogart, who is not an officer in the United States' service, to so im partant a post, for the evident purpose of influencing the " patriot feeling". in that district in favour of the Admi nistration. The arms said to have been delivered over, are the same given up to General Wool last winter, on the failure of the expedition to Caldwell's Manor, under Nelson. Consider this fact in connection with the recent incen diary meeting at the Vauxhall-garden in this city—of " citivms of New York in favour of Canadian freemen." Was not this meeting authorised and encouraged by the Federal Government? At any rate was it not abetted and countenanced by the Government? If not, how did it lappen that officers of the Customs—men in the pay and . , . service of the United States, were permitted to take part in it—to act as its officers—and to lend it the aid and impulse that it could derive from no other source than the fait that it was not condemned by the Government ? Whence is it that Mr. Alexander Ming, and Mr. Henry E. Riell, officers of the Custom-house of New York, acted the one as a secretary, and the other as a vice-precedent of this meeting? A meeting that was got up to enlist the sympathies and efforts of the Government party in favour of the insurrection by the assumption that in " promoting the independence of the republic of Canada, we preserve, protect, and defend our own democratic principles." What was the meaning of the inflammatory resolutions passed by that meeting—" acknowledging the inherent xights of all men to change the form of their political insti tutions," and condemning the employment of any force npon the frontier to preserve our neutrality as " highly de rogatory to our:character as Republicans" and " incom patible with the principles of our Government ?" Is it the intention of Mr. Van Buren to lend the counte nance and authority of our Government to measures which are intended to array and equip on our own soil an army for the invasion of Canada ? Viewing as he does the re sponsibility of the Executive for the conduct of all Ex ecutive officers, is he ready to adopt and endorse the inter ference of his subordinates in measures of actual hostility against a country with which we are at peace, and with which our interests demand that we should remain at peace ? Will he lend the countenance of the Government to treason against the Government ? To our mind, the inactivity of the Federal authority under the pressing exigenoies of the case ; its neglect to ad o pt any precautionary or preventive measures ; its refusal to see or hear anything that should excite apprehension, or c a ll f or preparation, its course in reference to the Champlain arse nalofficers in sympathising and ; the open interference of its n ;ll ts an aspect of affairs incendiary meetings ; all t h is pr o c f se t ; country, and to in calculated to alarm every friend qxhibits a criminal dace the most painful anticipat i o ns. .It an d the honour of indifference to the peace, the prosperity, the country : We would call particular attention to the statements of Sir George Arthur's proclamation, which we publish in this morning's paper. Do they not accord with the current rumours—current at least, if not authenticated —which prevail on our side of the lines, and which cannot be stifled even by the guarded silence of the frontier press ? Do they not derive some confirmation from the presence of Govern ment officers at meetings got up for the express purpose of furnishing money and munitions to the " Patriots," and of levying war in fict against Canada ? Is it not quite time i that Government should indicate that it is not inattentive or indifferent to measures which thus menace the peace of the country ? If it is desirable to preserve our pacific relations with Great Britain unimpaired, let us see the requisite policy promptly adopted, and persevered in with due firmness and vigour. Let us not be driven by the factious movements of a handful of turbulent vagabonds, runaways, and Cus tom-house underlings into hostilities for which the ccuntry is unprepared, and to which the country is utterly opposed. f one Prevost, where they were confined, searehed, and the letters found upon them opened and read aloud in English and French, for the edification of the rebels, by a notary of the place, who was said to be a prisoner, but about which there are some doubts. In this house the prisoners were guarded very strictly till Tuesday, when they were conveyed in miserable carts and wretched roads to Chateauguay, but, on arriving there, they were ordered to be conveyed back again, without being permitted to leave the carts, and imprisoned in the house of the Cure of Beauharnois, where they found Mrs. Ellice, Mrs. L. G. Brown, and Miss Balfour. There, though also strictly guarded, they were most hospitably entertained by the Cure, whose attentions to the prisoners exceeded all praise. They continued till Saturday ni2ht, when they were suddenly alarmed at hearing sharp firing around the priest's house, which was shortly afterwards entered by Colonel Philpotts and a party of the 71st Highlanders, who, to the great joy of the inmates, informed them that they were rescued, and that the rebels were dispersing in all directions. Four of the rebels were found dead next morning, and a private of the 71st died on Sunday of his wounds. " On Sunday last Chateauguay was taken possession of by a combined force of the Indians of Caughnawauga, and of volunteers, under the command of Captain Campbell, of the Hussars. The place was found to be completely de serted by the inhabitants, and many of the houses of the village have been burned and plundered by the Indians. Several prisoners were made here ; among them was Dr. Newcome, formerly a druggist in Montreal, one of the principal rebel leaders in that section of the country, and whose sons have also acted conspicuous parts in this in surrection. " The rebels, under one Malhiot, from the district of Quebec, have taken possession of the Seigniory house and mills, belonging to Mr. Bruneau, advocate, of this city, at Montarville mountain, which is about midway between Boucherville and Chambly. The number who have taken possession of the place is said not to exceed 60 or SO." NEW YORK MONEY MARKET, Nov. 19. The business transacted in Stocks on Saturday was more extensive, though without any material change in previous prices. United States Bank sold at 121, which shows a small advance. In Delaware and Hudson Canal Com pany, Harlem, Boston and Providence, and New Jersey Railroads, a considerable business was done at about the prices of the preceding day. 1,000 dollars in Canal Fives, 1847, sold at par. Exchange on London 9f per cent. premium. Another new banking institution has been announced, to be located in the Bowery, near Bond-street. The gentle men interested are Messrs. Russell Stebbins, Elisha Pe-k P. Palmer, and R. Van Reuselaer, &c. The capital 300,000 dollars, to be increased ultimately, if required, to two millions. The books of subscription to the North American Trust and Banking Company have closed. The capital now invested is five millions of dollars in bonds and mortgages, in addition to cash subscriptions to a larger amount. The Manhattan Insurance Company have declared a dividend of eight per cent, payable on Ist proximo. The Mutual Insurance Company have declared a divi dend of five per cent. for the last six months, payable on the Ist of December. The receivers of the American Fire Insurance Com pany of this city give notice that they will pay a further dividend of 3f per cent. on the claims allowed by them— payable on the 23d instant. We have New Orleans advices to the 10th instant. In business generally no material change had occurred. The sales of Cotton for the week amounted to 5,200 bales, and were chiefly effected towards the close, when a decline of fully half a cent. had been submitted to. Louisiana and Mississipi are quoted at 10c. to 15c. No Alabama or Tennessee of any consequence in the market. The receipts generally continued of a good quality. Flour had been bought up on speculation, and had been held at 20 dollars, but receded to 14 dollars 50 cents. and 15 dollars, on re ceipt of supplies, which, however, were scarcely equal to city consumption. Freights dull at 9-16 d. to Liverpool, and the number of vessels increasing -73 in port, of which 14 only were loading. Exchange on England 10 to 11 , and on New York, at sight, to 1 per cent. premium. Brandon and Arkansas money rather better, the former 40 and the latter at 10 to 12 per cent. discount. Texas Treasury Notes 40 to 45 per cent. discount. At Mobile the stock of Cotton continued very limited, owing to the low stage of water in the river. There had been a heavy rain, however on Wednesday, and supplies would no doubt come in more freely. Stock, 3,923 bales. Exchange on New York 3 to 4 per cent. premium. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. BELGIUM. The Journal de Bruges gives the following account : " Yesterday evening the King's Attorney and the Juge d'lnstruction, set out by the first train from Ostend. " We just learn that Mr. Fish, a Captain in the service of her Britannic Majesty. was arrested in that town last night at ten o'clock, at the Hotel de la Cour Imperiale, on an accusation of abduction, and that he has been put in prison. The name of the young lady is Marianne For wood, seventeen years of age. This young person, who is extremely beautiful, left her mother's house a week ago, and was on the point of embarking for England. She was likewise arrested, and is now at the Hotel, guarded by two gendarmes. The scene, though at so late an hour, col lected a great part of the population of Ostend. BRUSSELS, DEC. 3.—Sir George Hamilton Seymour set out yesterday for London, whither he goes on account of the serious illness of his father. Mr. Walter, his Secre tary of Legation, will act as Charge d'Affaires during his absence. BRUSSELS, DEC. 4.—A report is circulated in the Chamber of Representatives that his Majesty Louis Philippe has escaped another attempt on his life. SPAIN. A letter from Saragossa of the 26th ult., quoted by the Sentinelle of Bayonne, announces that the kingdom of Aragon had definitively settled on separating itself from that of Madrid, and on proclaiming its independence. A levy en masse of all men capable of bearing arms, between the ages of 18 and 40, has been ordered, and a contribu tion of 18 millions of reels is to be raised. The example of Seville is mentioned as the proximate cause of this move ment, with which it appears that General Van Helen has had something to do, since he is stated to have had an un derstanding with the Junta formed at Aragon, for the control of the finances, as to the means of insur ing the subsistanec of the troops in the eight pro vinces forming his command, and is said to have drawn up the project for the arming of the portion of the population mentioned above. Another account from Sa ragossa, in the same journal, says that Van Helen left Sa ragossa to rejoin his army, in the direction of Carinena, on the morning of the 26th. An order of the day, dated the 27th,directs thata Sub-Lieutenant, two Sergeants, an Ensign, three Corporals, and thirty-seven soldiers from the Carlist prisoners at Saragossa, should be shot the next morning, in reprisal for the massacre of part of the garrison of Herrera by the Carlists. The Sentinelle mentions the existence of an intrigue at the Court of Don Carlos, whereby the change in tie Ministers of that Prince had been checked by the influence of the Princess, his consort, and General Maroto, who had for a moment been displaced, was re stored to his command. This officer, according to the last accounts, after passing in the direction of Tafalla, as we have already stated, was preparing to attack Sanguesa and Lum bier. Two Spanish Government steamers, one of which wrs the Reina Isabel, had received orders to keep up a strict watch on the Biscayan and Guipuzcoan coast. GERMANY. FRANKFORT, DEC, I.—A commercial treaty has been concluded between Holland and Prussia, acting in the name of the German Commercial League. In virtue of this treaty lump -sugar will be admitted into the German States at the rate of 54 rix-thalers, when coming from Holland ; and as these "lumps" have already passed a degree of re fining, the beet-root sugar fabrication will receive a heavy blow in Germany. The reduction in the price of sugar is calculated to be 3 Prussian thalers (Bs. 9d.), when the treaty will come in operation. Holland's concessions are a diminution of her tariff on foreign corn and timber in favour of the German States. In reality, all the advantages and benefits of this treaty are for the Netherlands, who will be able, in favour of these new stipulations, to maintain their colonies, and to preserve the old and lucrative trade with colonial wares up ward the Rhine for the consumption of Central and South Germany, and to enter into a vigorous competition with Bremen and Hamburg for the Colonial trade, and with the beet-root sugar produced in Germany. The admission of corn and timber at a reasonable rate in Holland is en tirely in favour of her own subjects, who will eat cheaper bread and construct ships with less expense. Till now they were obliged to buy it in Germany, as they will be in future. The political consequences will be much greater. The facility of the Belgians coming to a commercial convention with Prussia and Germany is now much obstructed, and the treaty of Holland with Prussia will be a contrepords against the commercial and shipping convention passed between Belgium and France. Prussia prefers to see her subjects of the Rhenish provinces trade with the " legiti mate" and Protestant population of Holland, than with the revolutionary and Catholic one of Belgium. On the other hand, it will offer some compensations to the Dutch co lonies for the heavy burdens laid upon them by their obsti nate mother country. The States-General will receive this treaty with the greatest enthusiasm, the newly-imposed corn-law being very unpopular and odious in Holland. The treaty is now under the consideration of the different Governments of the Prussian Commercial League. If but one of them does not ratify it, it is lost for all, even for Prussia, in consequence of the pact passed between them, and regulating these matters. We are informed that some of these Governments, viz., Bavaria and Hesse, are not very willing to accede; but after some further negotiations they will, no doubt, come into the wishes of Prussia.— Morning Chronicle. A WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH.—One of those dreadful accidents, which are of two frequent occurrence among the old and helpless, happened in Fochabers on the night of Wednesday last. On Thursday forenoon, the neighbours of a poor old woman who lived alone, became alarmed at not seeing the door of her house open as usual in the morning, Several persons called at the door and windows, but having received no reply, they forced open the door, when the poor woman was found stretched on the hearth, with her face, neck, and one of her arms, burnt to a ci nder... -Edinburgh Courant. A SISTE R STABBED.—There were two cases of a very distressing nature before the Glasgow Police Court on hFyridnay,,,ethunegongieralrinsir rengfsr;emetnahcle charge of stabbing, brought appearance against her brother, a boy w h om, owing to the circumstances of their 4n accusation on.ie(/' parents, she li eompe e to support ; the other founded on tern ii.,nd her by a mother against her two daugh ters e ... for fur*eY incluirY.— Greereoel• were called and remanded Advertisfr. yesterday MOrning the family of M r . Drum mon d, of Croydon, were *own into the greatest state of Con. and alarm, ita &apse of the latter . ' sternation quenc e of the following me lancholy accident which per/m.44 to Mr. H. Drummond, 17 years of age. . T ~ - --- iN,lng gentleman was th w e ith gun stene lo e d w gld e Mr * Pecifold, when in ,}1 a co h m ed p g a e n , y and the whole of the contentsgentiemim ; at a ltt :s n i se i l t °° g lad ,thir tion o fg. gb i . n o f Nr. Drummond. As arid Abe , unfortunate sufferer was i s n ud th de e n r li gh w t ea ghuu t ex. , . removed to his fathers Aes , pee, where he now speedily immediately procured , lies iu a most pregariCktas Sato/ THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1838. PRICES OF CANALS, DOCK STOCKS, ASSURANCE CO:',IThiNIES,&c. &c. &c. LONDON, TUESDAY, DEC, 4. Number Dividend Price of per CANALS, per Shares. Annum. Paid. Share 1,766 7 pet cent. Ashton and Oldham....Average 97/.lBs. sh. 138 A. 082. 41. Ashby-de-le-Zocuch Average 11W.sh. 73 1,260 Basingstoke 1001.6b. 1,005 51. Brecknock and Aberg:svenny 150t.sh. 93 8,000 1-16 sh. 9/ 6s. Birmingham, 1-16th share Ml. & 711. 218 A 000 Ditto and Liverpool Junct...l 6 o/ 0.100 pd £6 600 31. Bridgewater and Taunton ....100/. sh. all pd 64 400 41. Cheliner and Blackwatcr 100/. sh. 10l 500 481. C)ventry 'OO/ sh 735 4,545 Croydon - ......... .... Average 31/. 25.10 d. sh. ~ 2,0604 41. Os. Dudley lOO/.sh. 1., 6410 141. Derby 100/.5h. 105 20,000 4 per cent. 1./amine anti Mayne 4ll. 13s. 4d.pd 30 $,5751 !J. Ellesmere and Chester Average 1331.86. 804 Z 1 461. Erewash 100/. St.. 740 1,297 28/. Forth and Clyde Average 4401.1e5. sh. 500 1,600 12/. Grand Junction 11J0/. sh. 200 1,8491 11. Grand Union IfOl.sh 74 11,500 Grand Surrey 0,000/. 4i. percent. Ditto (optional) Loan lO3/. 13 3 196 600 13/.125. lild. Glamorganshire, Average cost 1721. 139.4 d. 2:1 749 10s. Grantham 150/.811. 203 6,233 21. Os. Huddersfield Average 57/. 6s. 6d. ail. 37 100 Kensington 100 sh. all pd. 10 5.129 11. ss. Kennet and Avon, Average 39/.lBs. 10t1. sh. '27 2,8974 241. Leeds and Liverpool I Oil. sh. 735 5154 131. Leicester l4O/. sh. 2224 1,897 6/. Os. Leicester an 4 Nortqampton...Aver C 3/. I. 90 2.400 101. Monmouthshire 100/.sh. 200 150 10/. Melton Mowbray 100/. eh. 200 500 25/. Mersey and Irwell 100/. sh. 575 3.000 1!. 10s. Macclesfield 100/. sh. all pd. 52 24+'1 17/. Neath 100/. sh. 325 1,400 SI. Peak Forest Aveh.ge about 76/. sh. 102 1,418 12e. Regent's (or London) Aver. 33/. 16s. Bd. ,h. le 5,669 61. per cent. Rochdale Average 85/. sh. 109 500 8/. gnropshire 1'25/. sh. 140 800 9/. 10s. Somerset Coal 1501 . sh. 151 i MOO/. 41 percent Ditto Lock Fund Stock 121. 10s. sh. iii 700 40/. Stafford and Worcester 1401. sh. 710 500 91. Shrewsbury 125/. sh. 280 300 91. Stourbridge ..........--- ... ...... . 1451.8h. 330 3,647 21. Os. Stratford-on-Avon ...Average 791. 3s. tad. sh. 41 533 151. Swansea 1001. sh. 150 3,762 1/. (Si. Severn and Wye and Railway...Av 35/. sh. 30 2,604145 h. 521. 103. Treat and Mersey, 4 share 100 /. sh. 6CO 8,149 1 2 000lh '} 161. Warwick and Birmingham 1001. sh 261 I,ooolsh, 980 15t. Warwick and Napton lOO/. sh. 950 ,000 41.05. Worcestor and Birmingham...Av.7B/.Bs. sh. 71 5,000 255. Wilts an.a forks .. Average 67/. 10s. Sd. sh. 23 800 31, Vli frley and Essington 125/. sh 75 126 Wisbeach lO5l. sh. 43 905 li. Wey and Arun 1101.611. 221 DOCKS. t,600k 1,06515 h 3p. e Commercial . . ,00/. sh. 56 East and West India Stock 1101 3,236,310 V. 555. p.ct. London Stock 62 Ditto Bonds lOl 2,209 21. 19s. Bristol 01,224/. 5/. par cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts ll3 1,352,752 5 per cent. St. Katharine Stock 107 500,000 41 per cent. Ditto Bonds lOll 20';.000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years lOO4 5T.500 ..,.. Deptford fief BRIDGES. 1,600 10s. Hammersmitt. 5O/. sh. 21 7,231 Southwark, Old 1,700 1/. 15s. Ditto, New, of 7f r, cent. 5O/. sh. 14 5,000 5,000 18s. 3d. Ditto, Old Annuities of Si. 60/. pd 22 1 5,000 16s. 4d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71 40/. pd 18i 60,000/. 5/. per cent. Ditto Bonds l2O 5,848 17s Vauxhall Average 701. 10s. 3d. sh. 23 ASSURANCE COMPAN:ES. 2,000 3/103 Albion 5001. sh. 50/. pd 74 50,000 [ s ln e , T i c l e , s nt 'l Alliance,British& Foreign 100/. sh. 1011. pd 141 50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine 100/. sh. 5/. pd et; 24,000 11. per sh. Atla. 5O/. sh. 51. pd 14; 1,20015 h. 5/. Birmingham I ire .... ...... 2501. sh. 551. pd 101 20,000 41. per cent. British Fire 250/. sh. 50/. pd 40 12,000 61. percent. British Comntorcial 501. sh. 51. pd 6 5,000 51. percent. Clerical, Meili.:al,Bcc. Life, ICOI sh. 2/10s pd 4 4,000 2/ lOs County 100/. sh. 10/. pd 42 20,000 ss. Eagle 5O/. sh. Si. pd 51 200 l a s X: r 3 g i e g e l Economic Lite lOOO/. sh. 2501. pd 275 2,271 228. per cent. European Lie.: ` , O/. ch. all pd 29 50,000 . 2s. Ditto, New 2O/. sh. 21. p 4.1 I; 1,000,0061. 7/. per ct Globe Stock 1451 20,000 51. Guardian lOO/. sh. 271/ pd 35; 40,000 6s. 6d. Hope 'O/. sh. 5!. pd 5; 2,400 51. 7s. 6d. Imperiat Fire 5001. sh. 501. pd 130 7,500 9s. Imperial Lite 1005 sh. 10/. pd 101 1:3,159 4/. percent. Indemnity Marine WO/. sh. SI. pd 23 2,020 31 108 Kent Fire 50/. sh. all pd 82 3/. Ditto Life 79 10;100 Jes. Law Life 1004 sh, la pd 3,1 5.000 10s. London, Firs 25/. sh. 124 10s. pd 10 3,9061 10s. London, Ship 251. eh. 12/. 10s. pd lei 1,000,0001. ... ..... Minerva Life 100/. sh. :30,000 ...1. per cent. Palladium Litu 50/. sh. 21. pd 2/ Ss 0.1 50,000 41. per cent. Protector Fire 2.500 11. Provident Lite 11)01. sh. 10!. pd 20 100,000 ss. Rock Life "01. sh. 1/. pd (if 6.40,2•201 51. percent. Royal ExchAige Stock... 2251 6,000 5 per cent. University Lite. lOO/. sh. Si. pd 51 50,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 100/. sh. 51 . p d 71 _ JOINT STOCK BANKS 2 5,0 0 0 8 percent. Agric and Comm. of Ireland 251. sh. 101. pd 5,000 Australasia 4Ol. sh. 401. pd 67 10,,00 10 per cent. Bank of Birmingham sel. sh. 101. pd 13 'O,OOO 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank 5O/. sh. 51. pd 16! 31,000 5 per cent. London and Westminster...loo/ sh. 201. pd 2.31 60,001) 51. London Joint Stock sq. sh. 101. pd 13} ,1,000 4 per cent. Lancaster.......... ...... ...... lOOl. sh. 20!. pd 50 25,000 Liverpool 1001 sh. 101. pd 23; 100,000 71 per sent Manchest.lter and Liverpoel} 50/. sh. 15/ pi 21 Distri 20,000 7 per cent. Manchester 1004 sh. '251 pi 27 20,000 Provincial Bank of lreland 100/. sh. 251. pd 45 SO, hO National Bank of Ireland 5O/.sh 17//. pd Jrf 10,000 .5 per cent. National Provincial Eng. IOU Eh. 351. pd 313 10,000 Gloucestershire 5Ol. sh. 101. pd 20 6,000 lOper cent. Hampshire 501. sh. Si. pd 9 GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2,500 110 s Od Bath 2O!. sh. 101. pi 24 5,000 British 4Ol. sh. 161. pd 211 , nn r 5/.percent..l D i tto Provincial " ,A `"'" /and Bs. 6s. j 20/. sh. 19 pd 241 929 51 lOs Birmingham 5Ol. sh. 98 4,250 2/ Os Bristol 2Ol. sh. NI 1,500 3110 s Brighton 20/ - -... . sh. 11; 750 21 10s Ditto, New 201. sh. 18/. pd 9 2,471 4i per cent. Brighton General 20/. sh, all pd 17 4,000 51. Continental Consolidated 1,000 101. City of Loudon ................1001. sh. all pd 196 1,1'430 61. Ditto, New 4,000 41.105. Equitable 5Ol. pd noi 10,000 21 per cent. Imperial 504 sh. 41 800 5/. per cent. Isle of Thaiiet 251. sh. 20/. pd 20 2,350 61. per cont. Independent 3O/. sh. all pd 49 9,000 3/. per cent. Phcenix 50/. sh. 391. pd 23 1,000 4!. per cent. Itatcliff 1001. sh. 80/. pd 58 4,000 8,200 51. per cent. United General 5Ol. sh. 401. pd 291 240 W. per cent. Warwick 501 sh. 50 400 5/. per cent Wakefield 2,000 3/. Westminster Chartered 6,000 12s. Ditto New 5ll. sh. JO!. pd 534 860 Yarmouth 201. sh. 181. pd WATER WORKS. -.,800 Os. Birmingham 25/. sh. 25/. pd 20 4,434 61. East London lOO/. sh. 16 9 5,500 2110 s Grand Junction ~..Average Kent 372 10/. Liverpool Bootle 2201, sh. 3:111 4d. sh. 1,500 2! lOs Now Ri v er L on d on B r idge 0,486 11 151 Manchester and Salford 2000 21. WaterAnwoniii.itsihes. 5642 1,000 4 per cent. South Londo n lOO/. sh. 101 8,294 4/. West Middlesex ....Average 631.125. 9d. sh. 105 1,360 1114 s York Buildi n,g Co. Lessee Prop 1001. sh, " IRON RAILWAYS. 6,300 Birmingh am an d D er b y ..... 50/. ricl 39 .1 9,500 Birmingham and Gloucester 15,1 , 00 Bristol and Exeter 1(8)1. sh. :0 pd 4 600 Calcutta and Salient' 5O/. sh. '2l. pd 04 7,500 Cheltenham and G.Western !ON. sh. 20/. 3,000 Clarence lOOl. sh. 100/ pd 40 2,000 8,000 Dublin and Kilkenny 1001. sh. 51. pd 3 60,006 E astern Counties 25/. sh. 101 pd 4 Grand Junction 1001. sh. 14:d. pd 181 Great North of England 5,000 Great Western 2,000 Hartlepool 8,000 Hull and Selby 10,008 Leeds and Manchester 1010 5: ) 00 ( 0 1. 1 1 . e. L hs s h s h . h . - 1 . (1 `1:0 0 5 0/ 1 1 /... : P pd Pd P ,Pdd l 1 : 617 : 4 2,100 31. per cent. Leeds and Selby lOO sh. r 5 1,500 11.5 5 . L e i cester and Swannington ....50/. sh. all pd 75 5,100 10 percent. Liverpool and Manchester-10(3.6h. 100/. pd 205 10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares .25/. pd 61 36,000 ......... London and Brighton 5Ol. sh. 141. pd 10 4 12,000 London and Blackwall 5Ol. sh. 31. pd ci 20,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich '2ol. slc 201. pd Vi 25,000 Ditto Quarter Shares 5/. pd 2 1 1 20,600 Ditto ditto New 2O!. pd 40 14,000 London and Croydon Trunk 201. sh. 20/. pd 16 6,000 Ditto New Scrip. 12,000 L on d on G ran d J unct i on 13,000 M anc h ester an d Leeds 100 5 1: 11 6 . 1:. h12 5 :1 0 51 1 1. ..1 11 ;: d (I.° j 10,000 Manchester and Birmingham 70/.sh. la pd lii ... ...... North Midland 1001. sh. 55/. pd 55 Northern and Eastern 1001. sh. 15/. pd 8 1 2,660 Preston and Wyre 50/. sh. 30/. pd 36 4 28,000 South Eastern and Dover 9L.pd 4 1, , 90 0000 IS!. per cent. Stockton and Darlington _.... ......... 10(.q. sh. 24 0 9 50/. sh 2/. 10s. pd 0 1,400 Westminster and Greenwich 504 sh. 21. pd 0 6,000 ......... York and North Midland ~.50 . sh. 121, pd 20 MINES. 8,000 Albion Copper 5/. sh. 34/. pd 4,0)0 11. ss. Alton 101. sh. 12/. lOs pd 111 1 600 1 1 1 ,L040 0 )0000 00 ,0 . . 1. . i. .... 1.7.. nsDß A ioria n iiatc)i g tzavio l it i Mexican, iss. 5/, pm.... 1001. sh, all od I t , ;b o at,is.,Co, jlz Subscription io.h cnpo.c Deli c:o .n snulpe. 0 5/. pa 2,000 Pl. Bolanos anypii.mit.y:d. . :::,222 1 30 5 5051 0 111... / ... ... hh 5 hit 1 ... ) . 21,11,04 a 0,1111 1 ... 1 ipp pd :dddd ign.bl i eeli t cr.r t aha o oln, Scra per :cicioon. 10,000 20,000 10/. sh. 101. p. 4 British Iron ....... ...................... sh. 50/ pd 6,000 . ...... British Copper . 51. sh. VA pd Columbian, CCCaatPi'aidaß°P°nr agnaca ia s . 5/ . p m ...... 5 2 5 0 1 1 .. s e h h : 5 701 1 1 1 ; .. : 1 1); 1 1 d dd 10,000 11 pliinitsilogirsAssoclation...2o/.152h1.11(71 pd 8,500 ... 2,850 31, E pm t e D i 20,000 y . ............... 104 sh. 8/ pd Realnt Ditto o l N M: w in tsee,ilU.p. ........................................................................................... United l)i t to A L I e o x a i n e4 N n o . tes 6,155 iss. . pm. ....401. eh. r i d 3,000 11,500 30,000 Dito. Scrip .- - LlTERARYrwkithiNßSroinTzle.UTlicilaNt!...s..h.7.ss:l'sl4-h. 1,000 London, West Cork London University 1,500 100/. sh• all pd 70 0 ' King' College 100/. pd MISCELLANEOUS. 10,000 151. Australian Agricultural....loo/. sh. 2641. pd 46 i t 0 ; : :)x 4 6 / 1 . 13 , e e r , cent.cent. Canadaßritisli c Am er ican oti,,,any Land Company sh S T . . pti pd 2, 1 1 200,000 51. per cent. Cit U y p ß p oti er n C s a , n 4 asa o l c .o c a n t t i .............................. ...... ........./. ...... pd .... joh .. 99 . 1/, Os. General Steam Navigation ...1 5 /. sh. 14 23 4 As 75/: s h . 1 , 4:002 101, p l e i r . cent. Hudson's Bay Stock ............................ ... 1 . 12 . , . i7 . :.. . 114)(1 .. :: 500,0001. lOW. s h . 751. I ,d u 13 96 2 2 :0 7 z 54 33 5 51 1: per per cent.ce nt . CN l; aa e oe :v t:lu e i d : t r no t e s o nah o l° N n Ci-n a c oc° r w r nay. Brunswick Sale Fund Company: t L nsdtS Companyon is .. . 100 . ... ....... 2l 1 : (1 5° 031 : II - --4 - 2 0 1 4,000 10,000 6s, Van Die..ner.'s Land 20,000 rii 19 11; 3 10 LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' plu czc , NOV. 1, 1 8 38 . o. BANKS. 1,500,001/. 6/, p. ct. Bank of Scotland ......831. 2 6 54 s w Bd . s.ha.hs. 5111. pd ip)dd 18.9. 2,a9o,wer. 5i p. ct. 11, yal of Scotland 100/. sh. all pd p. l 500.006/. ‘i p. ct. British Linen Company 100/ lii •If ~,,, __. ___. _L.,. t: I 4 1 . ' 3,0(10,0001. 61. p. ct. Commercial Mill. *h. 100/. pd 1...,, sa/00,000.. 3 Ti. ct. N. tional lOO/. sh. 101. pd 14,7 2,001,0061. 6/. P. ct. Glasgow Union 4,0000104 4p. ct. Western of Scotland 2001. sh 404 pd 5 9/, INSURANCE - COMPANIES 251..0005h 61p. ct. Scottish Union 201. sh. 1/, pd :30. - ,500 61 p. ct. Hercules 1001 . sh . 10 /. psi 14/. 0. 10C,000 sp. ct. Insurance Co. of Scotland —.lOl. sh. all pd 9 4 10' ' ' 5;,',000 6p. ct. North British 2001 . sh . 101 . pd ig . 1 , 00 0 sp. pt. Caledonian Fire 1001. sh. 101. pd 20 /. 0 , 5,000 6p. et. Edinlmrgh 'life_ um sh. 101. pd 14110 s tOO,OOO ap. ct. Went of scctlrna MISCELLANEOUS. _.....--.... ___ 4,810 .... Edin. and Glas. Un. Cana1...50/. sh. all pd jo t. Ditto Allocated gril. sh. all pd 5 04 5,400 5 per cent. Minh. Joint Stock Water.... 25/. sh. all pd ml Carron Iron Company ...... 2501 . sh. all pd 1 , 2 1/ . , $,0004) 15 per cent. Shotts Iron Foundry 501. sh 4!41. pd 10,tmid 4' per coot. F.iiiriburgh Se Leith Glass 2O l. sh . 184 pd 9 , • 4,500 lo per crud,Fdi* F iti coal Gas.,, 251.8 h. all pd gii i. 4;450 10 per cent. Glasgow 6. as ,„ . .... , .u•,.25 sh. all pd m i. 750 . 71 per cent. Leith Coat Gail ry.0 0 .../ 1 1 Psi tr . 1,2 i 0 „” , Edinburgh and Dalkeith Itaeway...aoi. iti i 3.000 spi ...... Equitable I.olui C0mpan7...151. oh. pd W. 111; LAW INTELLIGENCE. ROLLS' COURT, DEc. 5. ORME V. WRIGHT. His Lordship the MASTER of ii;ilOLLs delivered an elaborate judgment in this case, observing that " this is a bill which prays a declaration that the defendant is a trustee for the plaintiff of the messuages and premises in the bill mentioned, on payment of what is justly due for principal and interest in respect of the mortgage of 1,2001. in the bill mentioned, and the fine and expenses attending the renewal in the bill mentioned, and a declaration that the plaintiff is entitled to redeem the said premises. It also prays an ac count. It does not appear to me that Mr. Orred (Mr. Wright's agent) has now, or can have, any interest what ever in these translctions. If a case had been raised, as represented by the defendant, to set aside the sale, and to bring the parties to the same state in which they were - prior to the sale, then there was no doubt that the estate would become vested in Mr. Orred, and he would of necessity become a party to the suit, the suit proceeding on the foot ing, that the assignment of the lease made by Mr. Orred to Mr. Wright was to be set aside, and the object being to declare that, under such circumstances, Mr. Wright was a trustee for the plaintiff, on the payment of what was due. Unless, indeed, Mr. Orred has an interest in the money in vested, it does not appear necessary that he should be a party to these proceedings. The remaining question is about the costs. This is a case in which I think the plaintiff is entitled to redeem on the payment of what is due from her. In the ordinary case it is on the payment of " prin cipal, interest, and costs." The costs, however, to which the mortgagee is entitled are not the costs of disputing the right of the mortgage or to redeem. I, therefore, think that the costs of the suit, up to the bearing, must be paid by the defendant." COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Row. 5. MORTON V. SIIALDERS. Mr. COCKBURN stated that this was an action brought by the plaintiff, who was a dramatic author, to recover damages to which he was entitled under an Act of Parliament passed a few years since, with a view to protect the rights of that class of authors. The Act in question was the 3d and 4th of William IV., c. 15, by which it was enacted that if any person, without the consent or authority of the au- thor, should cause any dramatic work to be represented on the stage, he should be liable for each and any such re presentation to the payment of an amount of not less than forty shillings, or to the full amount of the benefit and ad vantage arising from such representation, or the injury or loss sustained by the plaintiff therefrom. The plaintiff in this case now proceeded upon the provisions of that Act. The defendant was the proprietor of the theatre at South ampton. In the year 1837, Mr. Morton wrote a piece called The Spitfire, which was first produced on one of the London theatres. Its very successful representation there led the defendant to think that it might be advan tageously produced at Southampton, and he accordingly represented it on the boards of the theatre of that town on the Gth and 10th of August last. The defendant had not thought fit to obtain Mr. Morton's consent to its re- . presentation, nor to offer him any remuneration for the use of it. Mr. Edward Morton—Was the brother of the plaintiff, and resided with him. Witness was living with him in 1837, and remembered his being engaged in composing a farce, which, when completed, he called The Spitfire. Witness saw him from time to time during the progress of the work, and saw parts of it in manuscript. It was sub sequently printed and published by the plaintiff. It was printed and published by him through the Dramatic Authors' Society. The published work was the same as that which witness had seen in manuscript. Cross-examined—Witness did not know whether the proprietorship of the work belonged to the Dramatic Au thors' Society. It was an adaptation of a French piece. Witness did not assist the author in the composition. The fact of the performance of the Spitfire at Southamp ton by defendant was proved by Mr. Edwards, a solicitor, and by Mr. Butler, who had played there in the piece as Captain Shortcut. Mr. WHATELEY, on the part of the defendant, contended that the plaintiff here could not claim to be the author of the piece, he was the mere translator of and adapter of it. He could not, therefore, maintain the action. Lord DENMAN told the Jury that the question which they must consider was, whether the plaintiff had, in fact, proved the allegation in his declaration, that he was the author of this farce, and was entitled to claim damages for a representation of it taking place without his consent. If that question was answered by them in the affirmative, then it would be dear that he was entitled to the benefit of the Act which had been lately passed, and which gave to dramatic authors rights that they did not before possess. The main question for the Jury to decide was, whether, in fact, the plaintiff was the author of the farce. It he was, he was entitled to maintain the action, unless he should be proved to have parted with his interest in the work. There was no proof that he had done so. It was clear, therefore, if the first question was answered in the affirmative, that the case fell within the provisions of the Act, and that the plaintiff was entitled to a verdict. The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DEC. 5. LEACH V. M`BAIN. This was an action for disturbing the plaintiff's peaceable possession of premises which he rented of the defendant. Mr. HUMPHREY and Mr. JONES were Counsel for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Sergeant BoateAs and Mr. RICHARDS for the defendant. The plaintiff was an old man of' more than seventy years of age, wh o too k lodgings in a house in Newman's-row. Lincoln's Inn-fields, which belonged to the defendant; and the action was brought to recover compensation in damages for annoyances to which he and his family had been exposed by the wilful misconduct of the defendant's servant. It ap peared th at t h e house was kept by a Mrs. Harris, and the plaintiff's complaint was that, during the months of Decem ber, 1837, and January and February, IS3B. she had taken the staircase windows completely away, had taken the lo c k o ff the kitchen door, so as to prevent its be ing fastened, and had resorted to other modes of annoy ance. The answer of the defendant was, that the plaintiff's family were not cleanly in their habits, and that it was thought necessary, not only by Mrs. Harris, but by other lodgers, that these windows should be entirely taken away during the day, for the purpose of purifying the air. It was admitted by the plaintiff's witnesses that the windows were closed during the night. Witnesses were examined on each side, and their testimony on many points was di rectly conflicting. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE Summed up the case to the Jury, vvho found a verdict for the plaintiff--Damages 40s. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, DEC. 5. ACCOMMODATION BILLS. Cohn Baxter Greenhill, a clerk in the Ordnance Depart ment, Pall-mall, was opposed in person by Mr. Pocock, a tailor, residing in Lombard -street, who applied for a portion of the insolvent's salary, for the benefit of his creditors. Mr. Commissioner BowEN said the best thing he could do was to recommend to the heads of the office that 201. a-year be set aside for the benefit of his creditors, to com- Mence after the next followinc, quarter. The insolvent was then ordered to be discharged. LONDON SESSIONS. These Sessions were held yesterday, before the LORD MAYOR, RECORDER, &c. A BRUTE OF A HUSBAND.—James Halls was indicted for assaulting Elizabeth, his wife. It appeared from the evidence of the wife, and other witnesses, that the defendant was a fishmonger, living in Cripplegate ; that he was in the frequent habit of beating and ill-treating his wife; and that he had been no less than sixteen times taken before different Aldermen for assaulting her, and seven times tried and convicted in that Court for similar offences, and for which he had been sentenced to terms of im prisonment varying from one month to six, and had been afterwards ordered to find bail to keep the peace towards her in recognizances varying from 201. to 2001. The last recognizances he was ordered to enter into were himself in 2001. and two sureties in 1001. each, the term of which re cognizances expired on the 30th of last month, and the very following day he again got drunk and beat his wife in a most cruel manner. The defendant, in answer to the present charge, said his wife's conduct was unbearable. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty. The Recorder sentenced him to one month's imprison ment, and at the end of that period to find bail, himself in 201. and two sureties in 10/. each, to keep the peace to wards his wife for five years, and to be imprisoned until those sureties were entered into. SURREY SESSIONS.-W.EDNESDAY, G. Brown, 11 7 171. Amey, and J ames Constable, were in dieted for stealing 22 tame geese, the prop erty of a farmer named Wood, at Capel , near Dorki ng. The chief testimony against the prisoners was that of an accomplice who turned Queen's evidence. The prisoners were convicted and sentenced to be trans ported for seven years each. Wnz. Waller was indicted for, and found Guilty of, steal ing three blankets, some sheets, and other articles, the pro perty of Lady Jemima Elean or B entinck, of Kew Lodge, near Gatton, Surrey. Sentence—Twelve months' imprisonment. James Turner and James Dare, tw o powerful young men , who have been working on the Southampton Railway, were sentenced to be transported for ten years each, for robbing a young man named N ye, and his sister. The case against the prisoners was of an aggravated description. The CHAIR i MAN, n passing sentence, observed that it was necessary to make a severe example to prevent such outrages as had lately disgraced the country through which railroads were making. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. HA TTON-GARDEN. Yesterday Dennis Donovan, who has been repeatedly remanded, on a charge of attempting to murder Catherine, his wife, was again brought up, when Inspector Penny, of G division, produced a certificate from the House Surgeon of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, stating that she was nearly out of danger. The prisoner begged that bail might be accepted ; he expressed his sorrow for the outrage, saying that it was committed in a moment of passion and intoxication. Mr. BENETT, however, refused, and he was again re manded for a week. It will be recollected that about two months ago the prisoner returned home and quarrelled with his wife, whom he attacked with an axe, when he fractured her skull, broke her arms in two places, and in flicted several deep wounds on her person, and he ab sconded. His wife has been ever since in the hospital, in great danger. MARLBOROUGH.STREET. Yesterday Robert Day, a young man respectably con nected, was brought before Mr. DYER, charged with having stolen a large quantity of music, the property of Messrs. Cramer, Addison, and Co., of Regent -street. Wilks, an officer of this establishment, who apprehended the prisoner, discovered upwards of 2 cwt. of music at the shop of a cheesemonger in Broad -street, named Tickle. The music had been sold as waste paper for 2d. per lb. ; the purchaser, however, was retailing it a t 6d. p er lb. I n order to give ti me t o collect further evidence,the prisoner was ordered to be brought up again next Wednesday. John Morgan was brought up for final examination, charged with having embezzled various sums of money from his employer, Mr. Taylor, iron-plate-worker, Noel-street, in whose service he had been engaged as confidential clerk and collector for upwards of ten years. The cases of Mr. Bailey, Gracechurch-street ; Mr. Hodson, Kensington ; Mr. Parker, High -street ; Mr. Gracechurch-street, were gone into, and proof having been given that the sums had been paid to the pri soner, and not accounted for in the regular way, the pri soner was ordered to stand fully committed, but to be brought up on a future day, in order to obtain the produc tion of the vouchers for payment in the hands of the diffe rent witnesses. A woman, who pretended to be dumb, was charged on suspicion of having stolen an infant. Mr. DYER, not being able to obtain any communication from the prisoner, committed her for re-examination, and directed the child to be taken to St. George's workhouse. MARYLEBOA'E. Yesterday Hannah Herbert, a well-dressed woman, of middle age, who on Monday last underwent a long exami nation before Mr. RAWLINSON, on a charge of having forged and uttered a bill of exchange for 2301., purporting to be the genuine acceptance of Lady Wood, of No. 4, Bedford-square, and made payable at her Ladyship's bankers, Messrs. Hoares, was again placed at the bar. The case against her having been completed by all the necessary witnesses, Mr. Fergusson represented, and was descended from tw o old and honourable families, the Fergussons of Craigdar roch, in Dumf r i ess hi re , an d th e C ut l ars o f Orroland, i n the stewartry of Kirkcudbright. The name of the Craigdarreen • family i s f am i:i ar to a ll w h o are acqua i nte d w i t h the minute history of Scotland. A Fergusson of Craigdarroch was one • of the fi rs t th at s i gne d t h e S o l emn L eagu e an d Covenant . another headed a small handful of men who defeated a P° l ' lion of C romwe ll' s army at Glencairn, amounting to a b ut , I ° . 1,500 m en i n 16 5 1 ; an d another fell ' in the battle of Kaa", crankie. Th e name o f t h e f am il y h as a l so b een ce lebrate d by Burns in the song of " The Whistle." The Cutlers were proprietors of Orroland for upwards of four centuries: Mr. Cutler Fergusson, thus honourably descended, enjoyed the advantages of a liberal education, and early gave proofs of future eminence. He was thus mentioned by a literary lady (Mrs. Riddell, of Glenriddell) in 1793, in a letter t° Mr. William Smellie, the famous naturalist : " Craigdar roch has a source of happiness and comfort few parents ea.° boast of, in his eldest son, who seems every thing that amiable and accomplished." From hints given in the sr': letter, and others to be found in " Kerr's Life of Smellie, it appears that young Fergusson was an admirer of the writings of Mi ra b eau an d t h e ot h er F renc h aut h ors tha t 0Y date. Nay, so warmly did he sympathise with the Freud' Jacobins, th a t h e connec t e d h imse lf at h ome w ith t he Friends of the People"—with Lord Daer and the other Parliamentary Reformers of that day. He also, in early life, gained the acquaintance of the late Mr. Huskisson: and other young men of liberal views, who afterwards as tamed to distinction. Meanwhile, having studied law a ° entered the English bar, he had every prospect of rising to professional distinction ; but owing, not only to suspicion'' but danger attaching to him in consequence of his relorna° principles, he, almost clandestinely, emigrated to Calcutta; and commenced there the practice of his profession ;a° his success was equal to his most sanguine expeetatiotiP He was soon reg a rd e d by a ll part i es as at t h e hea d of t b° bar ; and after a brilliant career of about twenty years be returned to his native country with a liberal fortune and .° celebrated name. B u t th oug h l ong - cont i nued res id e nce . a colony is generally f o und to ex ti ngu i s h lib era l politica l feelings and to be favourable to Toryism, Mr. F e rgussi brought with him from th e E a st the same pu bli c v i e ws al i t the same reforming tendencies which he had carried out with him, th oug h, p er h a p s , th ey ma y h ave b een somewli° softened by lapse of years. On his return he found the political state of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright quite deg graded, and he gri eve d t o see so i mportant a di str i ct made pocket county by two noble families. The constituen c y' indeed, under the old system seemed, with some honourable exceptions, to be in leading strings; and to do as bidden% their aristocr a ti c su p er i ors . M r . F ergusson d eterm i n ed try to break the chain by which his fellow-electors w e !: bound ; and bei ng no bly suppor t e d b y a ll t h e Liberal°, the county, having the public voice on his side, and beiugr e to talents and general fitness incomparably superior to °i f gentleman whom he opposed (the late General DunloP , °,, Dunlop), l i e came o ff v i c t or i ous at t h e general elect ion 1826, though only by a majority of one. The Stewar trY s ° Kirkcudbright, th ere f ore , h a d t h e h onour of anticipat ing' t : it were, the R e f orm Bill, an d was a l most the only COu°' • that voluntarily threw off the whole Tory and feudal trait'. mels by which they had been so long held. Mr. Fergu s has ever sin ce thi s p er i o d b een t he repr esentative of jt county in question. H e h a d a very f a i r ran k as a Pletial: mentary orator, and his p u bli c career was part i cu l ar l y e . by his eloqu en t an d energet i c a d vocacy o f the cause "ily land. His vote before he held office, though genera —4 given to the Whigs, was independent and liberal. In iv) he was appointed to the office of Judge-Advocate-Gene r % and made a Privy Councillor. He resigned this office °n Sir Robert Peel's being nominated Minister, but, wa ° ,„;. - installed on the downfall of that statesman, a , nd the reL -11 of Lord Melbourne to power. He enjoyed the confide/1° both of his constituents and of his party ; and, perhaP s ' Scotland has rec en tly sen t no M em b er to Parliament was more generally esteemed than Mr. Cutler Fergus s°— , combining, as he did, in his person the enlightened s enator the accomplished gentleman, and the elegant scholar. 11 ,,,": late in life, he married a French lady ' named Beauchamp' by whom he has left two children. --Edinburgh Chronicle. THE MARKETS. Per Ton. COAL MAR R d Adair's iy 3 Holywell Main Ord's Re.lhugh Pontop Windsor 22 6 rith , sell's High Main 2O 9 South Hartley 2O 3 We,t Hartley 22 ti Wylam '22 6 Walls End Gosforth 2l. 0 Walls End Heaton 23 9 Walls End Hilda Wal Is: End HOtfpia r Walrs End Killingworth 22 9 Walls End Riddell's ...... Walls End Walker 23 U Shins arrived sine,. COUN [GET.--Dec. 5. .1. 9. i 0 Per Ton. .. 21 0 Durham Maln H ..... . „ Walls End Braddyil's ettvrt r g . - 4 0 WallsjEnd Haswell ............ , 5 0 Wan,. End Hetton " .... f„ Walls End Lambton ... ....... : 'LI, Walls End Russel's 1 1 ,etton.. ;'; Walls End Stewart , , ........... • 0 P. Walls Ent( Hartlep ~01 ........... ~,, 6 Walls End Adela',,dv ........... v .: _ Walls End Ba r.ett. .......... -•'. 54) g Wane End 11.,),,,,,, Deane r '''. !14 I waltz End : south I) fLan ". gi 6 Wan Is En., '1 ees . " r ..... -, 0 ....... „... ‘ 2 ,„ Hartley last arket-day. 8. ----_ TRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEED Per Quarter. Abingdon Andover Bridport CiroUcester h4ringdon. Guildford Hereford Wheat. Barley. s. to S. • 64 80 74 82 63 80 73 80 61 81 63 80 68 B'l 72 78 63 88 61 70 63 73 61 71 64 73 61 74 6i 75 63 71 s. to s. 30 34 29 31 30 40 32 36 . r 7 32 26 30 28 35 26 32 26 32 32 42 24 36 32 34 25 33 30 34 33 40 28 36 Oats. c to s. ! 16 22 126 30 20 25 26 30 20 30 23 26 2'2 29 28 34 20 26 22 29 20 27 20 .2g 28 32 20 24 22 32 17 28 20 25 22 26 21 22 30 32 .ARKE:II Pei I Tease. S . to I. .... 3. to S. - - ~... -. _ --- , 32 40 -.--- Maiden head Reading Salisbury. Southampton Stroud ''' , • A. Tewkesbury Uxbridge %Vantage— . - Wnnn n.4te r Windsor - 70 74 63 72 67 70 34 44 3} 40 33 42 41 46 28 32 24 34 27 34 .... ss 94 , ... 33, .„ .... , ..... ... /in 40 33 42 36 . 40 -- ..... .... 4 9 -- 49 33 ..- , --- 46 46 a• 9 t° d ' 61 9 7 9 7 9 0 0 0 Mr. IiAWLINSON committed her to Newgate for trial. She had not long been removed when Mr. Thomas, an inspector of the D division, entered the office, and informed Mr. Rawlinson that he had that moment apprehended a man well-known to Mrs. Herbert, and supposed to be im plicated in the forgery. Having been brought in, he said his names was James Chapman, that he was a " reader" to the press. He de nied that he forged the name of Lady Wood, and entered into a very long explanation of his conduct with Mrs. Her bert, who, he said, formerly lodged in the same house with him. It was at her request that he drew up the body of the bill, but he had nothing to do with the acceptance. The bill, in its complete state, was brought to him by Mrs. Herhert to get discounted, as the genuine acceptance of Lady Wood, and a friend of his would have done it, had not Mrs. Herbert objected to any inquiry being made at Lady Wood's house. The prisoner having called several witnesses as to cha. ratter, he was ultimately liberated on bail. TOWN-HALL. Yesterday a number of bakers, residing within the dis trict of the office, attended to answer the complaint of Stowell, the informer, for having sold bread before the hour of nine o'clock on the morning of the Sabbath-day. The cases, however, were not decided in consequence of a difference of opinion on the Bench, and Stowell not hav ing his witnesses ready. Mr. Wire, on the part of his clients the bakers, observed that had the cases been gone into they would all have failed, as the summons did not agree with the fo rm se t ou t in the Act o f P ar li ament, which being the case, they were all dismissed. THAMES- OFFI CE. Yesterday an elderly man, named Daniel Harvey, was brought before Mr. BALLANTYNE on a charge of behaving in a very infamous manner towards several little girls, who attended to prefer charges against him. Emily Wilcox, aged 12 years, said the prisoner had often annoyed her, and had made use of very wicked words. The Magistrate said she must repeat them, which she did with great reluctance. The last time she saw the prisoner was about three weeks ago, when he said he would cut her throat, and Burke her, unless she complied with his wishes. She was very frightened, and ran away from him. Several other little girls came forward and deposed to ' similar disgusting acts. Mr. BALLANTINE said that although some of the chil dren might be mistaken about dates, there was no doubt the prisoner had been guilty of the profligate conduct imputed to him. He had no doubt of the fact. He wished that it could be made out that the prisoner was not of sane mind ; for it was dreadful to think that a person of his advanced years could so shamefully contaminate the morals of little children. He sentenced the prisoner as a rogue and vagabond to three months' imprisonment and hard labour. SMITHFIELD CLUB.--The grand Christmas prize exhibition for fat cattle, agricultural implements, &c., is fixed by this club to be held at the Repository, Goswell street, on the 14th, 15th, 17th, and 18th inst. Sarah Dickers, a good-looking young woman, was placed at the bar of Lambeth-street Police Office, before Mr. Combe, on a charg e of stealing and di s p os i ng o f a so f a belongin g t o Dederick Vonstriken, a German cobbler, re siding in Lambeth -street. From the statement of the complainant, a most singular-looking old fellow, it appeared that he had courted the prisoner for some time, and at length received her consent to marry him. The banns were put up and regularly published, and Sunday morning was appointed for the nuptial ceremoay. The enamoured Dederick attended punctually at the time named, at Whitechapel Church ; but the faithless Sarah forgot her promise, and was non est ; and after waiting for some time beyond that at which the ceremony could be legally per formed. the disconsolate cobler repaired to a lodging which he had taken for her, when he discovered, to his additional mortification, that with his lady love had also disappeared a handsome sofa, which he had purchased a few days be fore. Having subsequently ascertained that she, the pri soner, had sold the sofa, he on that morning gave her into custody. The prisoner, in reply to the charge said, that about twelve months ago the complainant introduced him self to her as a single man, and kept her company ever since. With her consent he got the banns published as he stated, and they were to have been married on Sunday morning last ; but a few days before she luckily discovered that he was a married man, and had a wife and son living. With respect to the sofa he spoke of, she would admit that she had sold it, but she could solemnly declare that he had made her a present of it ; but if even he had not, she thought its value would form but a slight compensation to her for the deception that had been practised on her, and the time she had lost in devoting her attentions to the com plainant. Mr. Combe (to the complainant)—Recollect you are upon your oath. The young woman states that you are married, and I want to know whether that is the case or not ? Complainant (after some hesitation)—Yes, Sir. Mr. Combe—And your wife is living ? Complainant— Yes, Sir ; but she be married to another man. Mr. Cornbe—Then, because your wife thinks proper to get married to another man, you think you are justified in get ting married to another woman. This young woman has had a narrow escape of you, and you, yourself, have had a narrow escape ; for, had you married her, you would have been soon taught that the law of this country would not tolerate such an act as that of marrying a second wife while the first was living. The prisoner was then dis charged, and the disappointed cobler left the office, de claring that there vos no law to be found in Hangeland. Last week a small house in St. James's-street, Globe fields, which was occupied by a shoemaker, named Cooke, and his family, consisting of his wife and three children, tumbled to pieces, but its inmates providentially escaped comparatively unhurt. It appeared that the house in ques tion had been taken by the Eastern Counties Railway Com pany, and those on either side had been taken down ;•tha inmates were cautioned to leave it, They, however, re mained, and at the time above mentioned it fell to the ground. Mrs. Cooke and her three children were in bed at the time, and her husband was just in the act of goir int o bed when the floor gave wa y un d er him. Polito e on , , stable K 105 and several neighbours ran t o th e assist,. nee of the sufferers, and it was found that the tirr'ners h a d fallen in such a position over the bed as to C omplete) y they pro-: b t ec t the parties f rom th e we i g ht of' the rubi a h, and were goe safely out. No bl ame i s attrihntab!e to the Rail road Company, as Cooke and his family were stopeini iu the house on sufferance, THE LATE RIGHT HON. ROBERT CUTLAR FERGUSSON. M.P. 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SAVORY and SONS, Watchmakers, No. 9 , CA) :: i n s London (opposite the Bank of England), submit for vice l c i l i c le very large STOCK of SILVER WATCIIES, the w'nole of soled are made and finished under the careful inspection of exP eri or re° workmen on their own premises, and each warranted for e performance. Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, with double-backed 4 0 engine -turn e d cases, warranted X4 Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, with seconds' h an d, and 0 0 double-b ic k e d cases, warranted Patent detached Lever Watches, capped, jewelled in four holes, with seconds' hand, and double -ba c k e d cases, 6 o 6 warranted a. Either of th e a b ove in silver hunting cases, lOs. 6d- ext e r be' A large var i ety of second-band Silver Watches, which ha carefully exam i ne d , and can be warranted at 91. 2s- ea ch, N.B. Second-hand Watches purchased in exchang e ' ..--1 ---- -- 7 . .. i hit ' r T. COX SAVORY Goldsmith, Sze 47, —°,o7,bli' London ( Seven Doors from Graeeehureh-street), that he offers DESSERT FRUIT KNIVES and FOB bol e plain ivory handles, silver ferrules, plated on steel blade's, at Guineas per dozen pair, or with solid silver blades, at F,ght and a Half per dozen pair. °l ir. N. B. Carved ivory handles at 13s. 6d. extra per informs thfis 1-00 the R IRTHS. „ re, On the Ist inst., in I t nrietta street, Qavendiva wife of Richard Groom, 'Esq., o d f a s - on. ,„.., ;0r OliP hanteb On the 2d inst., :.:c a \ s V o i n mbl e on, the lady of Dl*) or Engineer s f , On the •Ith inst., in Alichaers• lace, Brom ton, the ladl c'f Henry Ile,bert Pearson, Esq ,of a P son. P the r{ea• / On the sth inst., in Upper. Harley-street, the lady of George May, of a ____. daughter. ____.— __________---- MA RRIE D. t °f Edward On th e 4th i nst., at Streatham Church, Mr. i°l ' i fer I Greek -street, to Louisa, youngest daughter of Williar 0 Ch Esq., of the Paragon, Streath am . - i i i On the 4th i ns t., at S t . Pancras, W. G. Bolton, "Esq. , l tinfriar s , L on d on , to S op hi a Cecil, eldest daug'o.ter of l Carter, Esq. I f 30 1 ' On the sth inst., at Trinity Church, Ma - ,Tlebone , 4',- 1. ;,, to G ll v ad o . r o; e , L j o e f: leant Merewether, of W hitehall-place, and ' 'r . stlefield , Nv"" ' -' Cecilia Maria, eldest daughter of P Twickenham, on the sth ingt p , : p E p s e q t:a e r i t : 1(1 04 street. At Esq., of Abbots Bromley, -------- ----' - ..3 tafford s h i r e . t s o on A , o l f a S ty ir E tm ily es , o J n e l l y f, suorvf ,iovitzgl.ands, in the count ofplou s e n e :yll, child of the late Ralph Glass,,, 11 ;s ( 1., 'of ClapoftonNeawgeYd G. G, .Rloteohoet,stEers,,:;l7.:(l State E s 'l o E n D th . e sth ult., Maria, the 'fiifeiv° f At Lara the late Mr, Alexander Leslie. o, Fifeshire o ' n the 30 . th ult., Elizabeth, -relict of A rntise On the Ist inst., at Boulogne-sur-Mer, Mrs. Martha. -- agNI 58. oir 9 k, and eldest daughter of. J. - -- - na( ( a : ei t l i ie t y :l; l jeolstd in inst., a , t Guy ITarlings, Chelmsford, aged 78 ' Yfrf. Runny, ag 2 ed 83. o • at Greenham, near Newbury, Mrs. Alice On the inst., at Stepney-causeway, Samuel Weetch . , one the Society of Friends, aged 73. On the 28th u l t., at Leamington, the Rev. Ed war d fr. 0e , e 14 Rector Cound, Salop, and late Fellow of All Soul, ,' Coll e g e' Oxford. On the sth inst., in C a d ogan -pl ace , th e R e v. H OW y Coust, 3l l l . : tine Bro o k s b an k, M.A., l ate C urate o f t h e L e i g } Glouoesi e shire, aged 2.f.t.. 1.0441.. a.; Printed and Published by MURDO Y OUN‘b, _ o l'l l ii 2, Strand, at The Suat Office, No. 112 Strr sbu the c" of Middlesex.—Thuradob botember 0; 18313.,